Treatment adherence among patients with hypertension: findings from a cross-sectional study

Clinical Hypertension

Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of patients

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Age	Less than 45	39	12.7
	45–55	96	31.4
	56–65	132	43.1
	More than 65	39	12.7
Gender	Male	227	74.2
Gender	Female	79	25.8
Marital status	Married	282	92.2
	Single	5	1.6
	Divorced	11	3.6
	Widow/ Widower	8	2.6
Educational level	College	76	24.8
	High school	170	55.6
	Middle school	14	4.6
	Elementary school	40	13.1
	Illiterate	6	2
Occupation	Public	89	29.1
	Military	90	29.4
	Private	8	2.6
	Retired	75	24.5
	Unemployed	44	14.4
Monthly income in Saudi Riyal	Less than 5000	82	26.8
	5000–9999	149	48.7
	10,000–14,999	47	15.4
	15,000–20,000	21	6.9
	More than 20,000	7	2.3
Comorbidity	No	86	28.1
	One	109	35.6
	More than one	111	36.3
Number of clinic visits in the last year	One	43	14.1
	Two	90	29.4
	Three	74	24.2
	Four	66	21.6
	More than four	33	10.8
Distance (driving time) from home to clinic	Less than 30 min	40	13.1
	30–60 min	209	68.3
	More than 60 min	57	18.6
Number of medication	Less than 4	210	68.6
Number of medication	4 or more	96	31.4
Presence of side effects	Yes	60	19.6
Presence of side effects	No	246	80.4
Stop taking medication when he/she is sick	Yes	15	4.9
Stop taking medication when he/she is sick	No	291	95.1
Stop taking medications when it is not available at the pharmacy	Yes	27	8.8
	No	279	91.2
Knowledge about hypertension	Good	155	50.7
Knowledge about hypertension	Poor	151	49.3

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